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Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer, novelist and playwright. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee, winning Best Story for Broken Lance (1951).
Philip Yordan was born on 1 April 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Detective Story (1951), Broken Lance (1954) and Dillinger (1945). He was married to Faith Clift and Marilyn Nash. He died on 24 March 2003 in La Jolla, California, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Actor
- April 1, 1914
- Philip Yordan
- March 24, 2003
April 6, 2003. Philip Yordan, an Oscar-winning writer, died on March 24 in San Diego, his family said. He was 88. Although he was most active in movies, Mr. Yordan's breakthrough came on...
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Who was Philip Yordan? Was he the renowned Oscar-winning screen-writer with upwards of 100 feature films—credited and uncredited—on his résumé, including such es-timable films noir as Dillinger (1945) The Chase (1946), House of Strangers (1949), Detective Story (1951), The Big Combo (1955), and The Harder They Fall (1957)?
Philip Yordan was born on April 1, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Detective Story (1951), Broken Lance (1954) and Dillinger (1945). He was married to Faith Clift and Marilyn Nash. He died on March 24, 2003 in La Jolla, California, USA.
- April 1, 1914
- March 24, 2003
Apr 3, 2003 · Times Staff Writer. Philip Yordan, the controversial and colorful Hollywood writer and producer who won an Oscar for his own work and acted as a front for blacklisted colleagues during the...
Apr 2, 2003 · Apr 1, 2003 5:42pm PT. Philip Yordan. Producer, writer. By. Variety Staff. Philip Yordan, prolific producer, writer and Oscar winner for the 1954 screenplay “Broken Lance,” died March 24,...
